Melanie Andrews

Melanie is an award-winning multi-platinum songwriter/singer/vocal coach/ producer/publisher. With a

distinguished career spanning decades and a track record of enormous success writing, singing and arranging

for some of the biggest artists ever in the Music Hall of Fame, such as Janet Jackson, Earth Wind & Fire and

many more! Melanie is now dedicated to the next generation and works to empower new artists to cultivate

talent, and brighten the lives of today’s new singers, songwriters, & artists by helping them achieve their

dreams in music...Melanie directs a popular music studio in Irvine California for beginners - professionals.

Melanie has been teaching and mentoring new aspiring artists for decades at her private owned studios in the

LA and Orange County areas. Melanie has also been a special guest speaker at UCLA, and been on music

industry panels for The Musicians Institute, BMI and other prestigious schools and many music functions. In

2021 Melanie completed her first SOLO SMOOTH JAZZ ALBUM with some of the BIGGEST Jazz/R&B

musicians in the industry including, 10 Time Grammy Winning Group “TAKE 6”...Release date forthcoming.

BREAKING NEWS - Janet Jackson’s Control Album celebrated it’s 35 year Anniversary on February 4, 2021

and went #1 on the charts again...this time on the iTunes Top 40 Pop Album charts in February 2021!! Melanie

Andrews is best known for co-writing the song,“Let’s Wait Awhile” (Janet Jackson’s “Control Album”)and

singing the background vocals with Janet on her #1 hit singles, "What Have You Done For Me Lately",

"Control", "When I think of You", "Funny How Time Flies" and "Let's Wait Awhile", which charted #1 on

Billboard charts and sold over 13 million copies world-wide. The Control album made Billboard Hot 100

history, breaking Janet's brother Michael's record for longest continuous run on the Hot 100 with singles

from one album, a record 65 consecutive weeks. On April 29, 2020 the album charted number 4 on the U.S.

iTunes Chart, 34 years after its original release. Melanie won the BMI Pop Music Songwriter’s Award for Let’s

Wait Awhile and the BMI Millionaire’s award! The Control Album was also nominated for a Grammy for

“album of the year” and many other prestigious awards! Creating a stir in the music world, Melanie started

her career as one of the most sought-after young writers in the music industry. She has written/produced for

many more top music artists and record labels such as Interscope, Warner Bros., Universal, Disney, A&M,

Geffen and more! Melanie and her writers that she publishes also write for Film/ TV with placements on Fox

TV’s “Glee”,ABC TV’s, “General Hospital”, Fox TV’s “POSE” and dozens of Motion Pictures. Melanie also sang

background vocals on many iconic hit songs and coaches vocals on request for major artists and new aspiring

artists, whenever her schedule permits. Her charming personality, along with her drive and ambition, landed

her a 5-year deal with the powerhouse publishing company, Famous Music, (a Paramount Picture Company).

After spearheading numerous successful songs and artists, (including a deal with world-renowned Lee

Iacocca) Melanie created her own independent record/publishing company. Melanie has co-written songs

and/or coached/and/or sang background vocals/arranged vocals for many top artists including Take 6, Eddie

Murphy,Big Pun,Fat Joe,Skylar Stecker, Vanessa Williams, Jasmine Guy, Chuckii Booker,Jennifer Love Hewitt,

Portrait, Shanice Wilson and many more. One of her favorite projects was co-writing three songs for the

Legendary Music Hall of Fame Band, “EARTH WIND & FIRE.” Melanie has had songs released and/or

collaborated with many famous Smooth Jazz Artists such as: Paul Jackson Jr., Everett Harp,Pete Escavedo,

Grover Washington Jr.,Louis Johnson, Norman Connors,Nelson Rengell, and many more.

Melanie is the granddaughter of world-renowned NEA winner/ Jazz legend, Snooky Young, who taught her

the beauty of speaking through music. Another one of Melanie’s accomplishments started at 6 months of age

when she became one of the first-ever Mixed-raced GERBER Babies in National Ad Campaigns :)